Comments on: Leadership Caffeine for the New Week-Expect the Extraordinary http://artpetty.com/2009/04/19/leadership-caffeine-for-the-new-week-expect-the-extraordinary/ Art Petty on Leadership, Management and Professional Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Art Petty http://artpetty.com/2009/04/19/leadership-caffeine-for-the-new-week-expect-the-extraordinary/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 Art Petty Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:42:32 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=1526#comment-2362 Well Jim, if I pointed out everything, it wouldn't be a short list! Thanks as always for your insightful thoughts. -Art Well Jim, if I pointed out everything, it wouldn’t be a short list! Thanks as always for your insightful thoughts. -Art

]]> By: Dr. Jim Anderson http://artpetty.com/2009/04/19/leadership-caffeine-for-the-new-week-expect-the-extraordinary/comment-page-1/#comment-2361 Dr. Jim Anderson Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:39:15 +0000 http://artpetty.com/?p=1526#comment-2361 Art: I am saddened by the thought of all of those books on business leadership that would have to be thrown away if your simple suggestion took off! I like the list of 5; however, you didn't point one very important thing. "Provide them with challenging opportunities." is very, very hard to do. This takes some real thought on the part of the manager. It's all too easy to hand off trivial busy work. Coming up with tough assignments over and over again that are well matched to what a worker can do while causing them to stretch and grow is the hallmark of a great leader. - Dr. Jim Anderson <a href="http://www.TheAccidentalPM.com/" title="The Accidental Product Manager Blog" rel="nofollow">The Accidental PM Blog</a> "Home Of The Billion Dollar Product Manager" Art: I am saddened by the thought of all of those books on business leadership that would have to be thrown away if your simple suggestion took off!

I like the list of 5; however, you didn’t point one very important thing. “Provide them with challenging opportunities.” is very, very hard to do. This takes some real thought on the part of the manager. It’s all too easy to hand off trivial busy work. Coming up with tough assignments over and over again that are well matched to what a worker can do while causing them to stretch and grow is the hallmark of a great leader.

- Dr. Jim Anderson
The Accidental PM Blog
“Home Of The Billion Dollar Product Manager”

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